"It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice" is the pilot episode of the HBO superhero drama miniseries Watchmen, based on the 1986 DC Comics series of the same name by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.
The episode introduces the show's lead characters of Angela Abar/Sister Night (Regina King), Judd Crawford (Don Johnson), and Wade Tillman/Looking Glass (Tim Blake Nelson).
Detective Angela Abar, who operates for the police force under the name Sister Night, goes to her base in a bakery to change into her outfit, encountering a mysterious man in a wheelchair on the way.
The site's critical consensus reads, "Along with a breathtaking Regina King, Damon Lindelof successfully remixes present-day issues with superhero themes in the highly entertaining 'It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice.
Club's Joelle Monique called the episode "as violent, thought-provoking, and humorous as the graphic novel" and "a clear studied work of the original text.
[6] For the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, Nicole Kassell was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special.
[7] According to HBO, the first episode of Watchmen had more than 1.5 million viewers on its first night across television and streaming services, the strongest debut performance for the network.